The 2023 Cary Community Candidate Forum

Each year during municipal elections, Cary hosts a forum for candidates running for Town Council. This year, the District D race resulted in a runoff, and the below forum includes the two candidates in that race. Early voting is open now at select sites and Election Day is November 7.

For more information about the Cary District D runoff election, visit our Elections page. For more information on North Carolina elections and the new voter ID law, visit the State Board of Elections.

District D Runoff

The 2023 District D race resulted in a runoff, which will be decided by voters on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. The below forum is also available for viewing on Cary TV at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. daily unless superseded by a Town Council meeting live cablecast or replay.

Goals

Cary aims to promote fair, professional, dignified, and respectful dissemination of relevant information about candidates. We also aim to ensure equal opportunity and access to Cary’s cable and YouTube channels for discussing a wide variety of topics.

Benefits of this Forum Method

• Provide a better product and more convenience for viewers
• Lessen the amount of time that candidates and Cary staff spend at forums
• Reduce potential bias by outside forum sponsors
• Increase community focus and involvement
• Avoid the issue of endorsements

The Cary Community Candidate Forum must comply with Cary’s Government Access Channel Policy.

Contact

For more information, dial 311 in Cary or (919) 469-4000 from outside town limits, or submit an online request.